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Coll3ctorColl3ctor Posts: 3,355 ✭✭✭
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How the mint/government couldn't have somehow put aside even 250,000 blanks for the proof silver eagle. Now because of their stupidity collectors will always have a hole/gap in their set image

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  • rgCoinGuyrgCoinGuy Posts: 7,478 ✭
    It could be worse, you could collect SBA's.
    imageQuid pro quo. Yes or no?
  • LanLordLanLord Posts: 11,725 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>How the mint/government couldn't have somehow put aside even 250,000 blanks for the proof silver eagle. Now because of their stupidity collectors will always have a hole/gap in their set image >>

    Is there a hole in your set because you have no 1931 or 1933 quarters? It is nothing more than something we will get used to in the future. What will always have a hole in it is the Dansco albums that were expecting a W and PR to be released this year.
  • rld14rld14 Posts: 2,390 ✭✭✭


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    << <i>How the mint/government couldn't have somehow put aside even 250,000 blanks for the proof silver eagle. Now because of their stupidity collectors will always have a hole/gap in their set image >>

    Is there a hole in your set because you have no 1931 or 1933 quarters? It is nothing more than something we will get used to in the future. What will always have a hole in it is the Dansco albums that were expecting a W and PR to be released this year. >>



    Yeah! Blame Dansco!


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  • RTSRTS Posts: 1,408 ✭
    collectors will always have a hole/gap in their set

    If the U.S. Mint does not mint a particular coin for a particular year is there really a hole/gap...I've never heard Morgan, Buffalo nickel etc. collectors
    worrying about such a hole/gap...why would this be a concern to ASE collectors?
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  • RYKRYK Posts: 35,800 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>collectors will always have a hole/gap in their set

    If the U.S. Mint does not mint a particular coin for a particular year is there really a hole/gap...I've never heard Morgan, Buffalo nickel etc. collectors
    worrying about such a hole/gap...why would this be a concern to ASE collectors? >>



    I think that in the modern era, there is the expectation that things will continue as they always have...and in this case, it means annual proof SAEs for the rest of our natural lives. Personally, I am not losing any sleep over it.

    I found it interesting that, just like Congress wanting to get involved by legislating for a NCAA football playofff system, a couple of Congressmen apparently wanted to put pressure on the Mint to make proof SAEs (as if there were not more pressing legislative matters). I don't care what they do with the coins, but the last thing we need is the government screwing up college football. image
    My Box of 20: https://pcgs.com/setregistry/collectors-showcase/box-20/ryks-gold-box-20/17132
  • Coll3ctorColl3ctor Posts: 3,355 ✭✭✭
    Well... looks like nobody see's it the way I do :/ I just think it's bull that they did this to the most popular series. They could have set aside a smaller number of blanks and limited the sales to one per customer. I think doing this would have been a boost for the series and the mint.

    To me, gaps in production coinage is not the same as a collector series gap.
  • pf70collectorpf70collector Posts: 6,754 ✭✭✭
    I am selling my registry set because of it.image
    Montana State Quarter Die Clash

    Box of 20
  • mrpotatoheaddmrpotatoheadd Posts: 7,576 ✭✭✭


    << <i>To me, gaps in production coinage is not the same as a collector series gap. >>

    You mean like in proof sets? Sure, there was some fuss at the time, but it seems to me people got over it without too much grief. I'd imagine this will turn out about the same.

    It's only a problem if you let it be one.
  • pennyanniepennyannie Posts: 3,929 ✭✭✭
    I bet you will be able to get the missing ones from China shortly. Those mint boxes and papers have to go somewhere.
    Mark
    NGC registry V-Nickel proof #6!!!!
    working on proof shield nickels # 8 with a bullet!!!!

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  • Type2Type2 Posts: 13,985 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Maybe all the gold dealers got tick off because we all bought from the US Mint and they did not sell much gold. Now we need to buy from them to fill holes. image


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  • cheezhedcheezhed Posts: 6,021 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Many happy BST transactions
  • carew4mecarew4me Posts: 3,495 ✭✭✭✭
    I agree with Coll3ctor.

    The proofs are made with the expectation that they will be minted yearly...
    they are in fact made to be collected and people collect them marking each year.

    this to me sets these apart from normal coinage gaps.

    Poor planning by the Mint on this one, they dropped the ball.

    Loves me some shiny!
  • cinman14cinman14 Posts: 2,489 ✭
    I sold mine shortly after hearing the news they would skip a year.... I kept the reverse proof but the
    others found another home..

    I have a few rolls left for investment but the premium Eagles were sold including the burnished.

  • ajiaajia Posts: 5,403 ✭✭✭
    Fear not, I'm sure someone (SilverTowne?) will come up with a 'round' that can fill that hole in the Dansco. image
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  • messydeskmessydesk Posts: 20,342 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>It could be worse, you could collect SBA's. >>


    That would be sad even without the 17 year gap.
    John
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  • JJMJJM Posts: 8,089 ✭✭✭✭✭
    quite frankly, so what .......

    theres date gaps in Morgans, Peace's, washies,...etc...........

    nobody's loosing sleep there , no?
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  • NitroCruiserNitroCruiser Posts: 654
    Am I disappointed, sure, but I'll get over it. What really kind of gets me is the whole fill the public demand thing. Isn't there a public demand for proof and "W" mint marked ASE's? Don't the premiums the Mint charges for these collectibles exceed what make selling bullion coins to distributors? Seems to me the Mint could be helping to improve the financial standing of the country slightly more than by lining the pockets of the distributors that might be selling in part to foreign investors (part of the public demand?). Is this same government wisdom that might be running our health care system soon? Scary.
  • MrEurekaMrEureka Posts: 24,428 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Yes. Very sad. The world needs more "modern crap". image
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  • MisterBungleMisterBungle Posts: 2,308 ✭✭✭

    I didn't even know until I read this post.

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  • SilverstateSilverstate Posts: 1,537 ✭✭✭
    Count yourselves lucky.
    No break in the Presidential Dollars, just LOTS of new varieties coming out constantly....
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  • CoinosaurusCoinosaurus Posts: 9,645 ✭✭✭✭✭
    They didn't make cents in 1815, and everyone seems to have survived.......
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  • thisnamztakenthisnamztaken Posts: 4,101 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>How the mint/government couldn't have somehow put aside even 250,000 blanks for the proof silver eagle. Now because of their stupidity collectors will always have a hole/gap in their set image >>



    If that's the worst problem we ever encounter, we will have lived a charmed life, indeed!
    I never thought that growing old would happen so fast.
    - Jim
  • ConnecticoinConnecticoin Posts: 13,113 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Yes. Very sad. The world needs more "modern crap". image >>



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  • keetskeets Posts: 25,351 ✭✭✭✭✭
  • RYKRYK Posts: 35,800 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>They didn't make cents in 1815, and everyone seems to have survived....... >>



    They made up for it by making only cents in 1816. If they make only proof SAEs in 2010, all sins will be forgiven. image
    My Box of 20: https://pcgs.com/setregistry/collectors-showcase/box-20/ryks-gold-box-20/17132
  • LindeDadLindeDad Posts: 18,766 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Is that like trying to find that 1798 half dollar?
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    My Current project....https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/mysetregistry/album/160794
  • mikeygmikeyg Posts: 1,002 ✭


    << <i>How the mint/government couldn't have somehow put aside even 250,000 blanks for the proof silver eagle. Now because of their stupidity collectors will always have a hole/gap in their set image >>

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    However as you can see by the forums reaction not that many people consider it a big issue.To each his/her own. Hope they make them in 2010image

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